Australia vs India 2nd Test Betting Odds - Australia odds-on for Boxing Day Test

Australia after heavy odds on to win the Boxing Day test against India and take a 2-0 series lead at the MCG.

After a resounding eight-wicket victory in the 1st Test at the Adelaide Oval, in which India were bowled out for 36 in the second innings, Australia have opened as $1.36 favourites with Ladbrokes to win the Second Test against India starting on Boxing Day in Melbourne.

The withdrawal of captain Virat Kohli from the Indian side due to family reasons leaves a big hole in an already under-fire side following their collapse in the second innings at the Adelaide Oval.

India are a $5.00 chance to bounce back and even up the four-Test series with victory in Melbourne. A draw is priced at $7.50.

Following the 1st Test, Australia has shortened from $1.40 to $1.08 to win the four-test series outright and are now $2.40 to defeat India in all four Tests this series.

In the top batsman markets, Steve Smith tops odds for Australia in the 1st innings at $3.25 from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne at $4.00.

Cheteshwar Pujara ($4.00) and Ajinkya Rahane ($4.33) top the like leading runscorers for India.

Pat Cummins ($2.75), Josh Hazlewood ($3.00) and Mitchell Starc ($3.50) dominate the betting for top Australian bowler in the 1st innings at the MCG.

For India, Jasprit Bumrah is expected to lead the fight with the ball. The quick is $2.75 to lead the wickettaking for his side.

Markets from Ladbrokes

$1.36 Australia

$7.50 Draw

$5.00 India

$3.25 Steve Smith

$4.00 David Warner

$4.00 Marnus Labuschagne

$6.50 Joe Burns

$6.50 Matthew Wade

$7.00 Will Pucovski

$8.00 Travis Head

$4.00 Cheteshwar Pujara

$4.33 Ajinkya Rahane

$7.00 Hanuma Vihari

$7.00 KL Rahul

$7.00 Mayank Agarwal

$7.00 Prithvi Shaw

$7.00 Shubman Gill

$2.75 Pat Cummins

$3.00 Josh Hazlewood

$3.50 Mitchell Starc

$4.00 James Pattinson

$5.00 Michael Neser

$5.00 Sean Abbott

$6.00 Nathan Lyon

$7.00 Mitchell Swepson

$2.75 Jasprit Bumrah

$3.75 Umesh Yadav

$4.00 Ravichandran Ashwin

$4.50 Mohammed Siraj

$4.50 Navdeep Saini

$5.00 Kuldeep Yadav

$6.00 Ravindra Jadeja

$1.08 Australia      

$11 Drawn Series

$23 India

$2.40 Australia 4-0 

$4.25 Australia 3-0

$4.25 Australia 3-1

$7.50 Australia 2-1 

$15 Australia 2-0

$15 Draw 2-2  

$31 India 2-1 

$41 Draw 1-1

$67 India 3-1

$101 Australia 1-0